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RSSThe European Commission has just published a study on "Promoting Cross-Border Activities for Social Economy, including Social Enterprises."
On 25 October, the European Innovation Council (EIC) has published the second EIC Tech Report which intends to inform future explorations of the EIC portfolio, mapping internal EIC data to global trends based on patents, publications, funding and investments.
Vietnam’s new Law on Protection of Consumer Rights No. 19/2023/QH15 (CPL 2023) was promulgated by the National Assembly on June 20, 2023, and will replace the existing Law on Protection of Consumer Rights No. 59/2010/QH12 (CPL 2010) when it enters into effect on July 1, 2024.
The EPO and Costa Rica are currently in talks in order to make Costa Rica the 6th validation state at the EPO.
This study brings together the perspectives of stakeholders from both the blockchain and IP communities, to shine light on opportunities for closer cooperation between them.
European Patent Office (EPO) just published the ninth patent insight report, providing an overview of important patent trends in the field of mRNA-based vaccines, which is a particularly dynamic sub-area of mRNA technologies.
The new fees will be raised in a range from 200% to 400% compared to the current ones.
Myanmar's Copyright Law (referred to as "the New Act"), which was enacted on May 24, 2019, has come into effect on October 31, 2023, as per Notification No. 218/2023 dated October 18, 2023, thereby repealing the Myanmar Copyright Act of 1914 (referred to as "the Old Act").
Collective management organisations, or CMOs, are private entities appointed by rights owners (their members) to manage the rights in their members’ copyright works and protected performances (or content for short).
A PPH cooperation facilitates the collaboration of IP offices and enables a multilateral work-sharing agreement
This week, we look at the recent EUIPO’s case regarding trade mark distinctiveness and a patent dispute involving Apple.
The last days of October brought excitement for one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world, Novartis, when its eight-year patent litigation case in Vietnam against a local generic manufacturer finally came to an end.
With the prevalence of creating, sharing, and archiving various digital content like artworks, performances, recordings, and broadcasts, the issue of copyright infringement on the Internet has been more severe.
The Africa IP SME Helpdesk, together with the Netherlands Business Hub Kenya (NLBH) organised the ‘Seminar on opportunities for EU SMEs to leverage intellectual property rights for business growth in Kenya and abroad’.
India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has revealed intentions to double the workforce responsible for processing Intellectual Property (IP) applications, aiming to enhance efficiency and transparency in the process.
This week in the news, law suits brought by Universal Music and Levi Strauss & Co for copyright trade mark infringement
From October 31, 2023, it will be possible to seek protection for industrial designs in Myanmar.
India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, held a meeting with Daren Tang, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to discuss making intellectual property more 'Global South friendly'.
The Bloc's member states (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay) undertake to mutually respect the GIs of each country contained in a resolution approved by the Common Market Group (GMC).
Non-traditional trade marks are not uniformly protected in Latin America and EU SMEs need to be aware of the different legal requirements and challenges for registering them in the region before entering those markets.